The Clogher Valley Show yesterday (Wednesday) had an impressive array of animals on display particularly in the cattle and sheep classes as the appeared in fine condition by their exhibitors.

Boosting this year’s classes was the holding of the Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Summer Championship sponsored by the Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society and ABP which attracted an outstanding entry of stock.

The Northern Ireland Charolais National Championship sponsored by the Bank of Ireland was also hosted by Clogher Valley Show and there were lots of entries in more than a dozen classes with the champion going to Thomas Devine who also won the Senior Female Championship with Brownhill Tara.

The champion beef shorthorn was won by Fermanagh exhibitor Percy Lindsay and the Champion Limousin was lifted by Stephen Crawford, Maguiresbridge with Alan Veitch of Lisbellaw taking reserve.

Commercial Cattle

Suckler Heifer Any Breed – 1. Gormley Brothers, 2. Robert Simpson, 3. Gareth Corrie

Store Heifer – Any Breed- 1. Cochrane Family, 2. Sam Matchett, 3. Laura Ervine

Beef Heifer (Any Breed) – 1. Gareth Corrie, 2. Laura Ervine

Suckler Male Calf – 1. Robert Simpson, 2. Shauna McKenna, 3. Maisie Lee

Store Bullock (Any Breed) – 1. Gormley Brothers

Beef Commercial Male Champion – 1. Cochrane Family, 2. Robert Simpson

Beef– Commercial Female Champion – 1. Cochrane Family, 2. Gormley Brothers

Overall Commercial Cattle Champion – 1. Cochrane Family, 2. Gormley Brothers  

Pedigree Salers

Pedigree Saler – Cow in calf or calf at foot – 1. J and E.A Elliott

Pedigree Saler Heifer born in 2023 – 1. J and E.A Elliott 2. Pearse O’Kane

Pedigree Saler Heifer born in 2022- 1. Pearse O’Kane, 2. Ryan and Russell Kelly

Champion Saler – 1. Pearse O’Kane , 2. J & E.A Elliott  

Simmental

Bull born in 2023- 1. WD and JD Hazelton, 2. George Nelson, 3. Lewis Dodd

Heifer born in 2022 – 1. Richard and Rhys Rodgers Heifer born in 2023 – 1 and 2. Alan Burleigh, 3. Rodger and Rhys Rodgers

Pedigree Calf born in 2024 – Lorna Forde Champion Simmental – 1. WD and JD Hazelton, 2. Alan Burleigh  

British Blue

Bull any age – 1. Christopher McCrea, 2. Joanne Reid.

Pedigree Beef Shorthorn

Bull born before January 2022 1. James Potter

Bull born in 2023 0 1. Richard Henning, 2. Gortlynd Farm, 3. Percy Lindsay

Cow of heifer born before 2021 in calf or calf at foot – 1. Richard Henning

Heifer born in 2022 – 1. Percy Lindsay, 2. James Porter

Heifer born in 2023 – 1. Gortlynd Farm, 2. James Porter, 3. Richard Henning

Calf born in 2024 – 1. Richard Henning Pair – 1. Richard Henning, 2. James Porter, 3. Gortlynd Farm

Champion – Percy Lindsay